ATI FireGL V3600 vs HD Graphics 520

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking857not rated
Place by popularity43not in top-100
Power efficiency9.93no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameSkylake GT2RV630
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)28 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192120
Core clock speed300 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million390 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt73 Watt
Texture fill rate21.604.800
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs34
TMUs248

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4DDR2
Maximum RAM amount32 GB256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan+N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 73 Watt

HD Graphics 520 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 386.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 520 and FireGL V3600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that HD Graphics 520 is a desktop card while FireGL V3600 is a workstation one.


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